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Leipertrema vitellariolateralis n.sp. from the Intestine of Callosciuris notatus in Malaya

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

Klaus Rohde
Affiliation:
University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur

Extract

Sixteen specimens of a small trematode, belonging to the genus Leipertrema Sandosham, 1951, were collected from the intestine of a male Callosciurns notatus. This squirrel was caught at Subang, Selangor, Federation of Malaya,. on 17th December. 1960. The specimens differ from the only other member of the genus, Leipertrema rewelli Sandosham, 1951 from the pancreas of one Orang Utan, Pongo pygmaeus, (type specimens examined) and require description.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1963

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REFERENCE

Sandosham, A. A., 1951.—“On two helminths from the Orang Utan, Leipertrema rewelli n.g., n.sp. and Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1850)." J. Helminth., 25, 1920.CrossRefGoogle Scholar